Disaster Insights
The first insights of a disaster. In high resolution.
The decisions made in the first 24–48 hours determine how quickly communities recover from catastrophe. Nearmap Disaster Insights rapidly deliver high-resolution post-event imagery and AI-powered damage classification — giving emergency managers, insurers, and government agencies a clear, property-level view of the impact before ground crews can safely reach affected areas.)
Assess
High-resolution ImpactResponse imagery and AI-powered damage classification give you a fast, automated view of damage at scale — across thousands of properties.
Respond
Know where to send crews and resources based on a verified source of truth. Direct response teams to the properties with the greatest need.
Recover
Accurate, property-level damage assessments accelerate insurance settlements, government funding applications, and community recovery planning. So people can get back to normal sooner.
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In the air as soon as conditions allow
When tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and floods strike, Nearmap deploys aircraft as soon as it is safe to fly.
Published as soon as 24-48 hours of capture
ImpactResponse imagery is captured as soon as conditions allow and published with industry-leading turnaround speed. When the situation on the ground is evolving, Nearmap captures additional surveys of the same areas in the following days for the most current view available.
Coverage scoped to the event
A single disaster can affect tens of thousands of properties across multiple counties. ImpactResponse imagery scales to the footprint of the catastrophe.
The post-disaster capture program built for scale
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Damage Classifications AI
Instantly identify which properties need help most
Nearmap Damage Classification AI automatically classifies property damage into five FEMA-aligned tiers across every affected property in the event footprint. Instead of sending crews out to assess damage, response teams arrive knowing which properties are destroyed, which are damaged, and which are unaffected — so resources go where they’re needed.
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Damage Detections AI
A complete picture of the damage
Property-level damage intelligence means recovery teams, insurers, and government agencies are all working from the same verified picture of what happened. When everyone sees the same damage, recovery coordination moves faster.
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Property intelligence built for the decisions that can't wait
ImpactResponse imagery captured at 1.7–2.95 in (4.4–7.5cm) GSD or better gives you the resolution to detect, quantify, and measure property damage with the accuracy required for defensible assessments.
Effective triage
Understand obstacles, access limitations, and damage severity across the full event footprint before deploying resources. Send the right crews to the right locations from the start.
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Before-and-after comparison
Draw on multiple surveys per year dating back to 2014 to establish pre-event condition, identify pre-existing damage, and determine exactly what the catastrophic event caused.
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Statewide common operating picture
State agencies can grant 30-day downstream access to post-disaster imagery and AI damage data across every relevant agency and local government — giving them one shared, centralized source of truth.
Works with the systems your team uses
Access ImpactResponse imagery and AI damage data through MapBrowser or the ImpactResponse System — or connect directly to your existing GIS or proprietary application via WMS and Tile APIs. No new systems required. No retraining.
See ImpactResponse at work
Explore how insurers, emergency managers, and government agencies put post-event imagery and AI damage intelligence into practice.
Need the technical specifications?
Full documentation — including resolution specs, capture methodology, AI model detail, and API references — is available in the Nearmap Help Center.
Trusted by leading insurers, government agencies, and emergency response organizations
“Nearmap imagery and AI extracts, including building footprints, 3D Mesh, and canopy are all being used as part of our recovery.”
Nikki Hart-Brinkley, Owner and Principal GIS Analyst, Green Top Planning
“Nearmap imagery is one source of truth that allows us to understand many attributes about a property that standard data sources may not catch. Recent imagery from Nearmap allows us to review the insights against the analytics and truly understand the property’s condition.”
Adam Sturt, Chief Analytics Officer, Kin Insurance
Disaster insights in action
See what faster disaster response looks like
Schedule a time to walk through how ImpactResponse imagery and AI damage classification work together to accelerate response and recovery — using real post-event data from a recent disaster in your region.
Experience Disaster Insights